Tummim תֻּמִּים
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| תֻּמִּים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tummim |
| Strong's number | H8550 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | Thummim |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Tummim (Hebrew תֻּמִּים, Strong's H8550) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “Thummim”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
§ Thummim = "perfection"
1) stones provided for the means of achieving a sacred lot
1a) used with the Urim, the will of God was revealed
1) stones provided for the means of achieving a sacred lot
1a) used with the Urim, the will of God was revealed
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thummim (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | thummim (4), your thummim (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tummim, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 28:30And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 8:8And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
Ezra
- Ezra 2:63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).